Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Company by Segment and Geographic Area

Information about the Company by segment and geographic area was as follows, in millions:

	Three Months Ended September 30,										Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012			2011			2012		2011		2012			2011
	Net Sales(A)				Operating Profit (Loss)						Net Sales(A)				Operating Profit (Loss)
The Company’s operations by segment were:
Cabinets and Related Products	$	291	$	307	$	(35	)	$	(34	)	$	900	$	944	$	(70	)	$	(111	)
Plumbing Products		736		768		75			91			2,216		2,239		242			270
Installation and Other Services		312		287		(2	)		(15	)		886		792		(25	)		(71	)
Decorative Architectural Products		481		455		96			88			1,432		1,322		264			247
Other Specialty Products		156		161		3			12			421		432		4			2
Total	$	1,976	$	1,978	$	137		$	142		$	5,855	$	5,729	$	415		$	337
The Company’s operations by geographic area were:
North America	$	1,553	$	1,496	$	112		$	92		$	4,571	$	4,349	$	325		$	200
International, principally Europe		423		482		25			50			1,284		1,380		90			137
Total	$	1,976	$	1,978		137			142		$	5,855	$	5,729		415			337
General corporate expense, net						(35	)		(27	)						(96	)		(95	)
Gain from sale of fixed assets (B)						—			—							5			—
Charge for litigation settlements, net (B)						(1	)		(1	)						(74	)		(6	)
Operating profit						101			114							250			236
Other income (expense), net						(56	)		(41	)						(171	)		(115	)
Income before income taxes					$	45		$	73						$	79		$	121

(A) Inter-segment sales were not material.

(B) In 2012, gain on sale of fixed assets and in 2011, charge for litigation settlements, net relate to a business unit in the Other Specialty Products segment. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the charge for litigation settlements, net, includes $1 million and $76 million, respectively, related to a business unit in the Installation and Other Services segment.